even more; still more; further
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to name; to call; to christen; to term
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
sword; blade; single stroke
using together (jointly); used at the same time
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
function; facility; faculty; feature
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
is something that; is that which
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold